Sophia Martinez
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Year 1, Winter, Second Month, Third Week. “That’s... How did... When?” The team was speechless. They stood inside the general pavilion looking astonished at the coats. Diana was more composed and stepped forward to take the coat held by grandma Marlen, she proceeded to test it. “Don’t just stand there, you should all test it...” When they thought about it, it was strange that they never saw the beasts’ pelts again. Since the beginning, the team hunted 13 beasts but they never wondered…-
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Year 1, Winter, Second Month, First Week. The day after the feast. Diana got up feeling full of energy. ‘Strange... Maybe this is the effect of yesterday’s feast. The day seems colder but I feel like I have too much energy... Is it the fire element influence? If so, it suits me very well...’ After having breakfast, Diana went out to look for the Chief to discuss when they should go hunting. Surprisingly, Chief Omero wasn’t home when Diana woke up. This wasn’t the only abnormality…-
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Year 1, Winter, Second Month, First Week. “Ahhhh...” The attendants screamed while trying to escape from the Flame Waves that ran rampant inside the Fire Court. The pompous Lords, dressed in expensive and exquisite red robes only had to extend their hands to block the fire that continued to run wild, claiming the lives of the attendants inside the room. “Mother, please calm yourself!” The 30-something red-haired man step forward and tried to appease the fire demoness by appealing to her…-
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Year 1, Winter, First Month, Third Week Lew looked curiously at the strange scene, the Humans and Bestmen walking in peace going by their lives was somehow a nice picture. The Algdum Central Tribe looked like a post village. The residents were all occupied, some carrying hunted beasts or fixing something, while others engaged in trade in wooden stalls. For the first time, he considered if the Beastmen were actually similar to Humans. He didn't hate them but as a Serion citizen he grew up hearing that…-
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Year 1, Winter, First Month, First Week Diana woke up late, but she didn’t hurry to get up. It was Winter and the villagers didn't have many tasks. Some kids would even sleep through most of the day, but not because they were lazy. In Winter, the villagers couldn’t plant anything and the food wasn’t enough for everyone, hence they would sleep more and conserve energy. Unfortunately, even doing so wouldn't prevent deaths from the cold or sickness. Diana and Chief Omero could sleep more, but they…-
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Year 1, Fall, Third Month, First Week. “This is not what I demanded!” “But sir... “ “Don’t make me lose my patience... I'm not a dumb Merchant or a Stewart. You should think better before trying to push second quality goods to me! Quickly, bring me your best specimens “ “Ahhh... Yes, sir!” The slave trader motioned to his slave guards to take away the chain bonded slaves and bring back something else. “Mage Howland, I beg the Great Mage for discretion because the next slaves…-
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Year 1, Fall, First Month, Fourth Week. Tired of depressing thoughts, Karl decided to move on with his day and go check the processed materials. Since he knew that the meat and crystals would be in grandma Marlen’s hut, he headed straight there. The wooden stand used for processing and storing the meat had been upgraded. While the team was hunting, Chief Omero asked the villagers to expand this hut and add more tables inside of it. Karl quickly noticed the difference and thought. ‘The Chief is…-
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Year 1, Fall, First Month, Fourth Week. Caiset Village, 1 AM on the third day of hunting. “Tump.. tump... tump... Grandpa, please wake up.” The villagers usually moved wooden planks to block their hut’s entrance because they didn’t have the materials to build a proper door. The heavy knocks woke Chief Omero and he got up to see who was disturbing his sleep. He was already expecting something bad. Nobody would go knock on his hut at night without a good reason. But when he saw who was…-
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Year 1, Fall, First Month, Fourth Week. “They should be entering the forest now. Karl said that they won’t need to walk deep into the forest to find it...” The Chief said trying to his hopes up. “Yes, but they can’t walk into the forest without meeting beasts. You know this...” Grandma Marlen wasn’t trying to be pessimistic, only realistic. After listing her, the Chief looked at an empty table with a sad look. To add to the villagers’ concerns the time to handle the harvest tributes…-
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Year 1, Fall, First Month, Fourth Week. One hour after the fight, the team encountered a group of five hyenas harassing a big elephant-like beast. The beast was around five meters tall and should weigh at least a ton. The hyenas only took the risk of harass it because it was too slow to catch them. However, the harassment was without results because they couldn’t even make a scratch on the beast. ‘-- The elephant is a third rank LT beast. Usually, it does not go out of its way to attack. But the…-
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